Reset-ability is a two edged sword. I was just reading the review of a nice
Russian amphibian aircraft. The circuit breaker panel is in the back of the
aircraft so that the pilot cannot reset them during flight.

From a safety standpoint, when a fuse blows or a circuit breaker pops, it is
telling you that probably there is problem. Although it can be a simple
matter, it can also be telling you there is an electrical failure that could
start a fire in flight, or cause smoke problems.

I am sitting on the fence as I have a few fuses in my panel and a few
circuit breakers. The fuses were there and are not essential to flight.
One is for the vario. And, who needs that? If the radio circuit breaker
goes out, I will get the handheld out and not turn the main radio back on
until on the ground. The nice thing about a glider is that the electrical
stuff is not essential, so fly the glider down and park it, then fix the
problem.

My electrical engineer friend says the fuse is designed to protect the wire
from overcurrent and properly designed equipment should be protected itself.

Just wanted to complicate something that ought to be simple.

Colin